Installation¶
Download the app¶
Download the latest release of the app from github
Access release page and download the latest zip archive
Extract the archive in any folder you want. A new folder named Variant_explorer-XXX will be created automatically
Prepare your system¶
Windows system¶
Download and install the following programs if you don’t have them already
- R v3.6.3
- Rtools v3.5
- When prompted for installation path use a folder name without blank spaces Check the option “Add Rtools to PATH” when asked
- R studio v1.2 win
MacOS system¶
Download and install the following programs if you don’t have them already
- R v3.6.3
- Normal version or Catalina version
- R studio v1.2 mac
Linux system¶
Ensure you have the following lib installed
- libcurl4-openssl-dev
- libssl-dev
- libsodium-dev
You can install using
sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev libsodium-dev
Run the app for the first time¶
- When you have installed the required software, open R studio.
- In the files panel at the bottom right navigate to the folder where you have installed the app. Click more > Set as working directory
- Open the app.R file by clicking on it
- Now in the top-left panel, you will see the app source code.
- Click on the “Run app” button.
- Answer yes if prompted to install new shiny packages or compile from source.
The first time you run the app, it will install all the additional packages needed, so it could require some time. When the installation is done, the app will start automatically